West Yorkshire Police detective charged with strangling woman
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Det Con Dean Hammond, currently suspended, is employed by West Yorkshire Police
A detective is to appear in court accused of strangling and beating a woman in Hull, police have said.
Det Con Dean Hammond, 43, employed by West Yorkshire Police (WYP) and based in Wakefield, has been charged with intentional strangulation, assault by beating and controlling and coercive behaviour.
The offences, said to have been committed when Mr Hammond was off-duty, were investigated by Humberside Police. He is to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Mr Hammond was suspended after WYP's professional standards directorate was made aware of the allegations.
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